Deputy Manager Complex Needs
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Job Summary
Are you passionate about building a high performing team to support clients experiencing homelessness
This post is offered as a fixed term contract until 29/03/2027 (Maternity cover) or as a secondmentfor internal staff.
The Bristol Complex Needs team is dedicated to providing clients with complex needs and/or mental health issues with a safe environment in which to build their confidence promote opportunities for positive change and support their recovery journey and move on.
In the rewarding role of Deputy Manager you will be supporting the day-to-day management of our hostel accommodation; providing a safe and supportive environment to vulnerable homeless men and women.
Working across the St Mungos Bristol Accommodation Service including Toll House Court with 20 supported housing bedspaces and our High Stability Housing scheme you will also be responsible for the line management of team members; offering motivation and supervision to deliver high quality housing related support with a recovery-focused and person-centred approach.
About you
We are looking for a motivated and creative individual with:
- Experience of working with vulnerable people and supporting a service delivery team.
- The ability to negotiate with a wide range of internal and external partners and build positive working relationships.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise your own time and workload.
- Knowledge and understanding of the housing and support needs of people experiencing homelessness.
- Experience of motivating and empowering staff and/or volunteers to take responsibility for delivering a high quality service to a vulnerable client group.
- Above all we are looking for passionate people who are committed to the overall aims and objectives of the service.
We believe in the value of lived experience and welcome applications from people who can draw on personal experience (e.g. homelessness mental health struggles addiction abuse exploitation time in care or the justice system) to build rapport and support clients within a recovery focused approach.
How to apply
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Closing date: 10 am on 24 June 2026
Interview and assessments will take place inJuly 2026
St Mungos are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
About Us
Our purpose is to end homelessness and rebuild lives. It drives everything that we do. For the past 55 years we have been on the ground every day and every night supporting people to recover from homelessness and advocating for change. We support around 28000 people each year and our work means that more than 2700 people have somewhere safe to stay each night.
What We Offer
We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where all colleagues feel valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups. We believe that equity diversity and inclusion improves the health wellbeing and development of our colleagues and helps to ensure everyone feels valued. We know that when diversity inclusion and wellbeing are prioritisedwe are happier healthier and can ultimately achieve better outcomes for our clients.
Below are some of our key focus areas to improve both our candidate and colleague experience:
- A growing number of diversity networks including LGBTQ Womens Action Lived Experience and Anti-Racist networks.
- Increasing visibility by ensuring that all interview panels across the organisation are diversely represented to ensure fair and balanced decision making during the recruitment process.
- A safe and supportive working environment championing positive action via various internal schemes such as upward mentoring and a Steps into Management programme.
- Mandatory Diversity & Inclusion training for all staff unconscious bias training for managers and a range of other courses such as Trans awareness and Autism Awareness.
- In recognition of the importance of transparency we publish our employee diversity statistics and pay gap reports on our website.
Want to find out more Click here to visit our Equity Diversity & Inclusion page.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits to our colleagues to ensure wellbeing remains a key priority. Maintaining a good work life balance can be tricky but with family friendly policies flexible and agile working options and an incremental annual leave allowance we are committed to making sure you have the options available as and when you need them.
These include:
- Agile working model for suitable roles.
- Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.
- 28 days annual leave rising to 31 after five years service.
- Family friendly leave policies including - maternity adoption and parental leave. Carers leave and fertility treatment leave.
- Financial wellbeing platform offering loans advances and saving options.
- Auto-enrolment to pension scheme after six months service with an employer contribution of 6%.
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to SmartHealth app 24/7 GP appointments health checks and nutrition advice.
- Cycle to Work scheme and interest free season ticket loans.
- Discount vouchers including gym retail food & drink travel electricals and more.
Want to find out more Want to find out moreClick here to visit our Work For Us page.
At St Mungos we are committed to providing development opportunities for all our colleagues. We welcome people with a wide range of experiences and value transferable skills so that we can provide the best support for people experiencing homelessness. Thats why we have a robust induction training and development programme that supports colleagues throughout their career at St Mungos.
These include:
- Highly praised internal training courses and access to external learning to build your skills and meet your professional development goals.
- Steps into Management programme to support colleague progression.
- Commitment to continued professional development with access to career development forums internal mentoring and internal secondment opportunities.
A DBS disclosure check is a requirement for this post and will be undertaken for the successful candidate.
Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungos current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.
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About Company
St Mungo's is a leading UK homelessness charity supporting over 3,150 people every night. Help us end homelessness and rebuild lives.
